G04B 19/00
Indicating the time by visual means
Official title: Indicating the time by visual means ({indicating the time optically by electric means G04C17/00, e.g.} by electric lamps G04C17/02; display arrangements in general G09F)
G04B19/00 (Indicating the time by visual means) appears on 1,948 US grants and 1,765 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G04B- Granted patents
- 1,948
- Published applications
- 1,765
- Assignees
- 436
- Inventors
- 2,498
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 27 | 0 |
| 1977 | 33 | 0 |
| 1978 | 26 | 0 |
| 1979 | 17 | 0 |
| 1980 | 24 | 0 |
| 1981 | 30 | 0 |
| 1982 | 16 | 0 |
| 1983 | 14 | 0 |
| 1984 | 18 | 0 |
| 1985 | 14 | 0 |
| 1986 | 11 | 0 |
| 1987 | 26 | 0 |
| 1988 | 19 | 0 |
| 1989 | 20 | 0 |
| 1990 | 21 | 0 |
| 1991 | 22 | 0 |
| 1992 | 30 | 0 |
| 1993 | 22 | 0 |
| 1994 | 34 | 0 |
| 1995 | 18 | 0 |
| 1996 | 19 | 0 |
| 1997 | 34 | 0 |
| 1998 | 28 | 0 |
| 1999 | 25 | 0 |
| 2000 | 29 | 0 |
| 2001 | 36 | 7 |
| 2002 | 16 | 23 |
| 2003 | 31 | 35 |
| 2004 | 35 | 33 |
| 2005 | 16 | 53 |
| 2006 | 40 | 59 |
| 2007 | 36 | 46 |
| 2008 | 29 | 53 |
| 2009 | 38 | 42 |
| 2010 | 38 | 38 |
| 2011 | 25 | 49 |
| 2012 | 32 | 48 |
| 2013 | 38 | 57 |
| 2014 | 66 | 62 |
| 2015 | 64 | 76 |
| 2016 | 73 | 77 |
| 2017 | 71 | 102 |
| 2018 | 58 | 92 |
| 2019 | 75 | 120 |
| 2020 | 60 | 108 |
| 2021 | 61 | 121 |
| 2022 | 85 | 104 |
| 2023 | 76 | 112 |
| 2024 | 120 | 75 |
| 2025 | 94 | 102 |
| 2026 | 58 | 71 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- G04B 19/06Dials574
- G04B 19/24Clocks or watches with date or week-day indicators , i.e. calendar clocks413
- G04B 19/04Hands334
- G04B 19/30Illumination of dials or hands223
- G04B 19/22Arrangements for indicating different local apparent times193
- G04B 19/02Back-gearing arrangements between gear train and hands183
- G04B 19/26Clocks or watches with indicators for tides, for the phases of the183
- G04B 19/28Adjustable guide marks or pointers for indicating determined points of time168
Recent patents
- Control member for controlling at least one function of a timepiece movement6 Oct 2026US 12,754,513 B2Manufacture D'Horlogerie Audemars Piguet SA
- Watch component, watch, and manufacturing method for watch component29 Sep 2026US 12,748,381 B2Seiko Epson Corporation
- Watch component, watch, and method for manufacturing watch component15 Sep 2026US 12,736,918 B2Seiko Epson Corporation
- Method of manufacturing watch component, and watch component15 Sep 2026US 12,736,919 B2Seiko Epson Corporation
- Light emitting wall clock1 Sep 2026US 12,724,384 B2Tsuen Jer Enterprise Co., Ltd.
- Watch with an analogue display featuring coaxial luminous hands1 Oct 2026US 2026/0299519 A1The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd
- Device for displaying a point in time24 Sep 2026US 2026/0288065 A1
- Coloured timepiece component24 Sep 2026US 2026/0288066 A1Rolex SA
- Timepiece dial device24 Sep 2026US 2026/0288067 A1Rolex SA
- Method for depositing a coating on an item, such as a clockwork component and item coated by such a method24 Sep 2026US 2026/0288068 A1The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd
Most cited
By later US patents
- Dynamic alerts for calendar events396US 8,423,288 B2Apple Inc. · 2013
- Lighting apparatus317US 6,582,103 B1Teledyne Lighting and Display Products, Inc. · 2003
- Illumination devices for watches and other instruments257US 6,729,738 B2Luminary Logic Ltd. · 2004
- Watch-type wearable device232US 10,222,750 B2Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. · 2019
- Lighting apparatus having low profile220US 6,473,554 B1Teledyne Lighting and Display Products, Inc. · 2002